B.R.I.D.E. Performances

2010

We are preparing for the Royal Albert Hall in September, where, along with other members from around the country, we will be representing the Society for International Folk Dancing with a medley of Russian and Armenian dances. This involves several trips to Solihull (outside Birmingham) for practices. We also have dates lined up for the Chichester Mayfest, a Women's Institute day of dance and culture, a charity performance in Eastleigh and the Hotham Park Fete.

2009

This year we were in English costume since we had entered the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in July (See our photos) where we had to present dances from our country. Our first outing was to the Chichester Mayfest, then Llangollen and we also appeared at a number of fetes in August.

2008

Several events were cancelled because of wet weather, but the trip to the Embankment was blessed by sunshine; the group performed dances from several countries with particular emphasis on Turkish dances. (See our photos). Two displays were at nursing homes, the first for a summer fair, and, the second, another Christmas performance.

2007

Children and adults gave International folk dance displays in a variety of different national costumes. (See our photos) They performed in a local church festival, a local fete, the Embankment Gardens Theatre and Butlins. They also gave a Christmas performance for the residents of a local nursing home.

2006

Twelve adults joined the children to give a Maypole display. The adults wore Edwardian style clothes and the girls had pinafores over full skirts. (See our photos) The children showed closed plaits and barber's pole variations; the adults displayed open plaits like Gypsy Tent and Spider's Web. Unfortunately the weather made things very muddy on one occasion, all in a summer's day! The children also travelled to London to join other SIFD groups at the Embankment Gardens where they performed their favourite English dances, Jenny Pluck Pears and the Hop Picker's Feast.

2005

The display team consisted of the Bognor Regis children dressed in Serbian Vlaski costumes (See our photos). The display team performed at the Hunston Church Fete, the Felpham & Middleton English Country Dance Club annual party, the Sands of Time Festival, the Hawth Theatre Crawley and, as part of the Society of International Folk Dancing display, at the Royal Albert Hall.

On Show at the Royal Albert Hall, London

2004

The display team consisted of the Bognor Regis adults and children plus children from Paulsgrove. The adults were dressed in Ukrainian costume, the children in Danish and 'pan-european' costumes. (See our photos) The display team performed the following international folk dances at the Paulsgrove Carnival, the Rustington Carnival and the Pagham Fete: Archangelski Chorowod, Moy Muzhenka, Vosle Sadu & Walenki from Russia, Erva Cidera from Portugal, the Cumberland Reel from Britain and Familie Sekstur & Trommelvals from Denmark.

2003

The display team consisted of adults dressed in Turkish costume with the children in 'pan-european' costume. (See our photos) The display team performed the following international folk dances at the Felpham Fete, the Bognor Carnival, the West Meads Fete and the Middleton-On-Sea Fete: Trommelvals (Denmark), Nigun Atik (Israel), Zonoradiko (Greece), Erva Cidera (Portuguese), Indian Queen (England), Tulum Havasi (Turkey), Walenki (Russia) and Sepastia Bar (Armenia)

2002

Janet Douglas was invited to train up two Maypole teams for West Meads Jubilee celebrations. One team was made up of children under 12 and the other made up of grandmothers and great-grandmothers. Great fun was had by all. As a result it was decided to form a proper display team and B.R.I.D.E. was born!